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Web of Angels

Web of Angels is a novel by John M. Ford. Written in 1980, the novel investigates the life of a hacker of the Web, an instantaneous communications network that allows some users to retrieve and store data, write computer programs, and even travel between different human worlds.

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Web of Angels
First edition
AuthorJohn M. Ford
Cover artistTerrance Lindall
GenreScience fiction
Published1980
PublisherPocket Books
ISBN978-0812509595

Web of Angels is a novel by John M. Ford. Written in 1980, the novel investigates the life of a hacker of the Web, an instantaneous communications network that allows some users to retrieve and store data, write computer programs, and even travel between different human worlds.123

Web of Angels is often considered a proto-cyberpunk novel, predating the publication of William Gibson's 1984 cyberpunk novel Neuromancer by four years.4

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References

  1. Web of Angels, RisingShadow
  2. John M. Ford. "Web of Angels". Goodreads.
  3. Gresh, Lois H.; Robert Weinberg (2005). The Science of Anime. Thunder's Mouth Press. p. 168. ISBN 1-56025-768-7.
  4. "Authors : Ford, John M : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia".